Seventh Grade
“Our highest endeavor must be to develop free human beings who are able of themselves to impart purpose and direction to their lives. The need for imagination, a sense of truth, and a feeling of responsibility—these three forces are the very nerve of education.”
—Rudolph Steiner
Curiosity and Intellect Intersect
Gaining experience is the desire of the quickly-growing seventh grader, and the curriculum meets them at the intersection of curiosity and intellectual capacity. Seventh graders study mechanics in Physics, as well as the great cultural shift of the Renaissance; they learn about their own bodies in Physiology and the Age of Exploration and discovery of the New World —just as they are discovering their own, brand-new world as newly-minted teenagers. As with all grades in the Waldorf curriculum, the Subjects scaffold the Main Lesson for an all-encompassing approach to learning.
Main Lesson Block
Age of Exploration
Reformation
Renaissance
World geography
Physics
Creative Writing
Inorganic Chemistry
Physiology
Algebra
Subject Classes
Music
Choral music: renaissance music, African songs, madrigals
Soprano, alto, tenor and bass recorder
Strings/Orchestra
Practical and Fine Arts
Perspective drawing
Painting
Drama
Woodwork
Clay modeling
Felting
Three-dimensional hand-sewing
Movement/Spacial Dynamics™
Intermediate team sports
Folk dancing
Circus journeymen
Eurythmy
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Spanish: reading and conversation, grammar and structural drills, poetry, vocabulary, art and geography
Skills Classes
Math
Language Arts
Download the comprehensive Seventh Grade Curriculum.
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